Thread guide



M. J. MCHALE THREAD GUIDE Filed Aug. '7, 1956 Patented May 25, 1937 UNHTE AE FEET OFFHE THREAD GUIDE Michael J. McHale, Scranton, Pa.

Application August 7, 1936, Serial No. 94,861

10 Claims. (Cl. 242-157) My invention relates to thread guides for structions, which for the purpose of explanation, winding machines and more particularly to means have been made the subject of illustration.

for attaching a guide eye to a tension or other In the drawing: support arm. Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly in In Patents 1,965,044 and 2,023,179 dated July section, showing a thread guide and support. 5 3, 1934, and December 3, 1935, respectively, I Fig. 2 is a plan view of the arrangement shown have disclosed a thread guide fastening means in in Figure 1. combination With a faller arm structure, Where- Fig. 3 is a side elevational View of a thread in the guide may be easily and quickly replaced guide support and guide attaching means.

without the use of any special tool. The pres- Fig. 4 is an end view of the base of the guide 10 ent invention is an improvement over the arshown in Fig. 2. rangements disclosed in the above referred to Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of a modied patents and relates to an improved thread guide form of thread guide support. structure of general application with winding Fig. 6 is a side elevational view, partly in secmachines and various attachments used theretOIl, Showing e meded form Of thread guide 15 with used with the support shown in Fig. 5; and

An vobject of my invention is to provide a fas- Fig. 7 is an end view of the base of the guide tening means for thread guides wherebry the shown in Fig. 6. guide eye may be readily attached or detached Referring to the drawing and more particularly from its supporting arm or bracket. t0 Figures 1 and 2 thereof, there is shown a sup- 20 Another object of my invention is to provide port arm l having a thread guide, designated an improved locking means for the guide whereby generally by numeral 2, aSSOClted therewith. the guide is held in tight engagement with the The support arm is provided with a threaded support portion 3 and a flat end portion 4 adapted to seat Still another object yof my invention is to proin a reCeSS fOrIrled irl the rguide The guide rnem- 25 vide an improved thread guide and holder thereber 2 is formed with a thread receiving portion for wherein the guide may be easily and quickly 5. a tapered bOdy perl/i011 5 hel/ing a reeeSS 'l eX- attached to its holder without the use of any tending lOngtudnally thereof and grooves 8 and special 'WOL 9 terminating in recesses I0 and ll. The body Yet another `object of my invention is to proportion 0f the guide iS alSO prOVded With a grOOVe 30 Vide an improved thread guide and fastening l2 extending aClOSS the end thereof, aS more means therefor, whereby the angular position of Clearly Sl'lOWrl irl Fig 4- the guide with respect to its holder, may be Referring t0 Fig. 3, the flat end 4 of the supchanged when it -is desired to vary the thread port arm is provided With an aperture I3. through tension, which is threaded a looped member designated 35 n A still further object of my invention is to progenerally by numeral l4 The lOOp member comvide an improved thread guide eye adapted to be prises a base portion I6 `and arm members l 'l and used .in combination with Various types of Windl 8 extending outwardly therefrom. Loop member ing machine structures and attachments used '4 may be fOrmed 0f any Suitable material; hOW- 40 therewith, ever, it is preferably made of steel wire having 40 with these and other Objects in View, which sucient tension to normally maintain the arms may be incident to myimprovements the kwam 1n their predetermined separated position. The tion consists in the parts and combinations to be dlametel' 0f Opening 3 formed in flat pOltOrl 4 hereinafter set forth and claimed, with the unof th? Support arm is. Substantially the Same as E derstanding that the several necessary elements, he dlaneter .of the W1re-1f0mung the loop mem' 45 comprising my invention, may be varied in contaelleo mha; tlgsetlglp svlltbrewfrlllctlonau lmallfl struction, proportions and arrangement, withthle axis of le s a la y para e W1 i support arm. It will be noted out deparl'mg, from the spint and Scope of the that the arms of the loop member are inclined appended C1a1ms outwardly and the free ends terminate in hook 50 In Order t0 make my luf/@mmm more Clearly members i9 and 2G which members are adapted understood, I have Shown 11'1 the aomperlying to seat in recesses l0 and Il formed in the base drawing means for carrying the same into pracportion of the guide. tical effect, Without limiting the improvements In order to mount a thread guide on. the supin their useful applications to the particular conport, the end of the tapered base portion is in- 55 serted between arms I1 and I8, with the hook members seated in grooves 8 and 9 formed on opposite sides of the base of the guide; the guide is then pushed forwardly until the flat end portion li is fully seated in` recess l formed in the base of the guide. When the flat end portion is fully seated, arms l1 and I8 rest in grooves B and 9, hook members i9 and 2% are seated in recesses l0 and Il and vertical portion l5 of the loop member is seated in groove l2 formed across the end of the base of the guide. By means of this arrangement, the guide. is readily and easily placed upon its support and held in the operative position by means of the loop. The longitudinal recess formed in the base of the guide is preferably of substantially the same cross section as the flattened portion 4 of the support arm so that a snug seat is provided when the liat portion is seated in the recess.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6 there is shown a mod iiied form of thread guide and support therefor, wherein the angular position. of the guide with respect to its support may be adjusted so that the tension. on the thread can. be varied. It will be noted in this arrangement that support member l is provided with a cylindrical end portion 2l and an intermediate iiat portion 4 between the plain cylindrical end 2| and threaded portion 3 of the support. The thread guide is of substantially the same conguration as the guide used in connection with support member shown in Figure 1; however, it differs therefrom in that the recess 22 formed longitudinally of the base of the guide is cylindrically shaped and adapted to receive the cylindrical end 2l of the support member. The guide isy further provided with a cylindrical shaped base having a plurality of grooves 23 formed exteriorly thereof and corresponding diametrically opposite grooves I2 across the end of the base portion, grooves I2 being adapted to receive section i6 of the loop when the guide member is mounted upon its support.

It will be appreciated that the transverse or diametrically opposite grooves l2 may be eliminated, since the guide can` be supported and held in the operative position on the support member by means of the engagement of the arms I1 and i8 of the loop with grooves 23 in which they are adapted to seat. By means of this arrangement, the angular position of the thread guide may be changed so as to vary the tension on the thread. As; in the arrangement shown in Figure 1, the guide is placed in the operative position by inserting it on the support member with the plain cylindrical end 2l in recess 22 formed in the base of the guide and permitting arms I1 and I3 to seat in a pair of grooves 273, ends I9 and 2B of the loop member being seated` in recesses l0 and Il formed at the ends of the grooves. In order to vary the tension on the thread, the position of the guide with respect to support member 3 is varied by rotating it so that a different pair of grooves 23 are brought into position to receive the arms of the looped member.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise details: of construction herein set forth, by way of illustrations, as it is apparent that many changes and variations may be made therein, by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention, or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. In a thread guide device for winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a support engaging portion and a free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member attached to the support arm in proximity to its free end, comprising a base portion and two arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, the arms. and base portion being coplanar, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, a recess longitudinally of the base portion forming a seat for the free end of the arm and grooves in the body portion to receive the arms of the loop. Y

2. In a thread guide device for winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a support engaging portion and a free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member attached to the support in proximity to its free end, comprising a base portion and two arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, the arms and base portion of said looped member being co-planar, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, the base portion of the guide being tapered and provided with grooves on opposite sides thereof to receive the arms of the loop and a recess longitudinally of the base portion forming a seat for the free end of the arm.

3. In a thread guide device for winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a support engaging portion and a free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member attached to the support arm in proximity to its free end comprising abase portion and two co-planar arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, the ends of said arms being bent inwardly to form hook members, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, a recess longitudinally of the base portion forming a seat for the free end of the arm and grooves in the body portion oi the guide on opposite sides thereof to receive the arms of the loop, each groove terminating in a recess at its end near the thread receiving portion of the guide to receive the hook members formed in the ends or the loop.

4. In a thread guide device for winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a support engaging portion and a free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member attached to the support arm in proximity toits free end, comprising a base portion` and two arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, the arms and base portion being co-planar, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, a recess longitudinally of the base portion forming a seat for the free end of the arm, a groove extending across the end off the base of the guide to receive the base portion of the loop and grooves in the body portion of the guide to receive the arms of said loop.

5. In a thread guide device for Winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a threaded support engaging portion and a flat free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member threaded through an aperture formed in the ilat end of the support arm, comprising a base portion and two arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, the arms and base portion of the looped member being coplanar, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, a recess longitudinally of the base portion forming a seat for the flat portion of the support arm, a groove extending across the end of the base of the guide to receive the base portion of the loop and grooves in opposite sides of the body portion to receive the arms of said loop.v

6. In a thread guide device for winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a support engaging portion and a free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member attached to the support arm'in proximity to its free end, comprising a base portion and two coplanar arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, the ends of said arms being bent inwardly to form hook members, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, a recess longitudinally of the base portion forming a seat for the free end of the arm, grooves in the body portion of the guide on opposite sides thereof to receive the arms of the loop, each groove terminating in a recess at its end near the thread receiving portion of the guide to receive the hook members formed in the ends of the loop and a groove extending across the end of the base of the guide to receive the base portion of said loop.

'7. In a thread guide device for winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a threaded support engaging portion and a at free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member threaded through an aperture formed in the flat end of the support arm, comprising a base portion and two oo-planar arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, the ends of said arms being bent inwardly to form hook members, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, a recess longitudinally of the 40 base portion forming a seat for the free end of the arm and grooves in the body portion of the guide on opposite sides thereof to receive the arms of the loop, each groove terminating in a recess at its end near the thread receiving portion of the guide to receive the hook members formed in the ends of the loop.

8. In a thread guide device for winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a threaded support engaging portion and a flat free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member threaded through an aperture formed in the flat end of the support arm, comprising a base portion and two co-planar arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, the ends of said arms being bent inwardly to form hook members, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, a recess longitudinally of the base portion forming a seat for the free end of the arm, grooves in the body portion of the guide on opposite sides thereof to receive the arms of the loop, each groove terminating in a recess at its end near the thread receiving portion of the guide to receive the hook members formed in the ends of the loop and a groove extending across the end of the base of the guide to receive the base portion of said loop.

9. In a thread guide device for winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a threaded support engaging portion and a cylindrically shaped unthreaded free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member threaded through an aperture formed in the unthreaded portion of the support arm, comprising a base portion and two arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, the arms and base portion being co-planar, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, a cylindrically shaped recess longitudinally of the base portion forming a seat for the free end of the arm and a plurality of diametrically opposite grooves in the body portion of the guide to receive the arms of the loop.

10. In a thread guide device for winding machines, the combination of a support arm having a threaded support engaging portion and a cylindrically shaped unthreaded free end adapted to receive a guide eye, a looped member threaded through an aperture formed in proximity to the end of the support arm comprising a base portion and two co-planar arms extending outwardly therefrom terminating in free ends, said arms being bent inwardly to form hook members, a guide eye attached to the support arm comprising a base portion and a thread receiving portion, a cylindrically shaped recess longitudinally of the base portion forming a seat for the free end of the arm and a plurality of diametrically opposite grooves in the body portion of the guide to receive the arms of the loop, each groove terminating in a recess at its end near the thread receiving portion of the guide to receive the hook members formed in the ends of the loop.

MICHAEL J. MCHALE. 

